Washtub.



No.815,472. PATENTED MAR.20,1906.

M. ROBIN.

WASHTUB.

A'PPLIOATION FILED APR.19, 1905.

'ATTORNEY/ f NVE/VTOR v To all whom it may concern:

U D STATES.

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MAX ROBIN, oF NEW YORK, N. Y.

I WASHTUFB.

Be it known that I, MAX ROBIN, of the city of New York, Manhattan borough, I county 7 and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Washtubs, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to washtubs of the stationary type, and hasfor its object to prO- vide a washtub of this character of novel con struction wherein the cover therefor is de- 'tachable and may, when the tub is not used v for washing purposes, be convenientlystored and held eXteriorly upon the rear or frontof the tub.

To these and other ends, which will hereinafter appear, my invention consists in the novel features of improvement and combination and arrangement of parts, which Will be hereinafter described and finally pointed out in the claims. a I Reference is to be had to the accompany:

' ing drawings, forming part of this specificabattens upon the bottom thereof, the section bein taken on a line a a in Fig. 1 looking in the irection of the arrow. Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional view of a washtub, showing a modified form of my improvements and Fig. 6 is an enlarged detail view'of a rear corner thereof.

Like numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts in the severalviews.

In the .accompanying drawings the numeral 1 indicates a stationary washtub, such as is commonly usedfor domestic purposes, said tub being fitted with a detachable cover 2. The front of the tub is provided with legs 3 3*, which are attached to the brackets 6 6 1 The back of the tub is-supported by legs 4 4,

i said tub. The legs 4 4 are providedwithrearwardly-extending arms 4 and 4, Fig. 2,

which are attached to the brackets 5 5 upon from which extend upstanding posts 7 and 8 I and 7 and 8, respectively, which terminate in a cross-bar. 9, that connects said posts.

The cross-bar 9 projects beyond the sides of saidtub, as shown, then forwardly and inw'ard,a'nd terminates in brackets 10 10, which are suitably attached to the tub. This con Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed April 19, 1905. Serial'No. 259,419.

' place. p In order that the cover may be'slipped into the channel or space at the rear of the tub without the necessity of'avoiding the supply Fi 4 is a de-' tail cross-section of the cover, s owing the structi'on forms a channel 10, into which the cover 2 will fit, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2.

Patented March 20, 1906.

The bar 9 forms a back-rest for the cover 2,. I

as at 11, Fig. 2. A bar 12 is provided between the posts 7 and 7" to brace the same.

The'bottom of the cover 2 is preferably provided with battens 13 13*, which enter the tub at the sides thereof, and a batten 13 at the-back, said battenspreventing displacement of said cover and pipes 13, an apron 14 is provided at the back of the tub and substantially flush with the top thereof, said apron having a rounded rear edge 14 over which the cover can easily slide. T

It will be seen from Fig. 1 that the apron 14 projects rearwardly slightly beyond the pipes 13?. Upon the front ofthe tub a hook 15 maybe provided andalso brackets 16 16, a hook 17 at thebottom of the cover being securing same' in adapted tofit oversaid hook 15, and the cover may rest in the brackets 16 16, Fig. 1. By this means the cover can be supported on the front as wellas the back of the tub.

When it is desired to use the tub, the cover 2 maybe lifted and pushed back over the apron 14 down into the channels 10 the bottom of the cover resting upon the arms 4 and 4, as shown, the posts 7 8 7 8 and bars 9 and 12 acting as retainers, or, if preferred,the cover may be supported by the brackets 16 16 upon the front of the tub and held by the hook 15. I

In Fig. 5 I have shown amodlfied construction wherein the front end of the cover 18 of the tub 20 fits in a recess 19, formed in the front of said tub, the rear end projecting over the rear of the tub,1the rear legs 21 being formed with an upstanding. post 22 and a bar 23, curved at the top and supported by the tub proper, being pr'ovidedin lieu of the posts 8 8*. To the cover 18 in the modified form of my improvements I attach'loops or the i like 19*, which are adapted to surround the posts 23, andthusretain the cover from being taken entirely from the tub. When desiring to take the cover from the tub, in this instance it is pushed slightly rearward, thrown upwardly, and slid downthe posts 23,- as shownby the dotted lines 24, Fig. 5, be-

ing guided and retained in position by the loops 19 IIO Having now described my invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A washtub comprising an open receptacle, a cover therefor, said cover being adapted for removal from said receptacle, upstanding posts at the rear of said receptacle and exteriorly thereof, and means carried by said upstanding posts for receiving said cover when removed from said receptacle.

2. An improved washtub comprising an open receptacle, front legs for said receptacle, rear legs for said receptacle having formed integral therewith upstanding posts, a detachable cover for said tub, and means whereby said upstanding posts may receive and hold said cover when detached from said tub.

3. An improved washtub comprising an open receptacle, front and rear legs for said receptacle, upstanding posts integral with said rear legs and free from said receptacle, a detachable cover for said receptacle, means for retaining said cover in place upon said receptacle, and means whereby said upstanding posts may receive and hold said cover when detached from the tub and free from the rear wall thereof.

4. A washtub comprising an open receptacle, an apron flush with the top of the back wall of said receptacle and extending rearwardly to an extent which brings its rearward edge beyond the fluid-supply pipes for said receptacle, front legs for said receptacle, rear legs for said receptacle, having integral therewith a channel, said channel being in alinement with the rear edge of said apron, a detachable cover for said receptacle adapted to be moved backward over the rear edge of said apron and into said channel when said receptacle is to be used, and means for retaining said cover in place upon said receptacle when the latter is out of use.

5. A washtub comprising an open receptacle, an apron flush with the top of the back wall of said receptacle and extending rear- I wardly beyond the fluid-supply pipes for said receptacle, front and rear legs for said receptacle, the rear legs having integral therewith a channel, said channel being in alil'lcment with the rear edge of said apron, a detachable cover for said receptacle adapted to be moved backward over the rear edge of said apron and into said channel, said cover being provided with battens upon its under side adapted to retain it upon said receptacle when in position thereupon.

6. A washtub comprising an open receptacle, an apron flush with the top of the back wall of the receptacle and extending rearwardly beyond the fluid-supply pipes for said receptacle, front and rear legs for said recep tacle, the rear legs having integral therewith upstanding posts, a detachable cover for said receptacle adapted to be moved backward and down upon said rear legs, said upstanding posts adapted to prevent said cover from. falling backward, and means carried by said rear legs adapted to prevent said cover from falling forward.

MAX ROBIN lVitnesses:

L. S. POSNER, MANTON MARKs. 

